NPCA’s Writing on National Parks

• Press Release Trump Administration Continues to Ignore Park Service Director Nomination Oct 2019 Our national park rangers, and the American people, deserve a fully empowered leader.
• Blog Post The Garage Door Opener That Almost Thwarted Joshua Tree National Park Oct 2019 | By Chris Clarke In 1994, the California Desert Protection Act designated millions of acres as national park and wilderness lands — but one faulty garage door opener nearly derailed the entire process.
• Blog Post 5 Facts You Might Not Know About Harriet Tubman Sep 2019 | By Jennifer Errick She is a revered American hero and the subject of a new movie, out November 1 — but there’s more to Harriet Tubman’s story than what we learn in school.
• Press Release Bowing to Political Pressure, Acadia Allows for Some E-Bike Use on Historic Carriage Roads Sep 2019 "Without properly evaluating impacts, and without adequate time for the public process to help inform this decision, the park is opening itself to unnecessary visitor conflicts," NPCA's Lauren Cosgrove.
• Press Release Senate Spending Committee Advances Interior Funding Bill; Better Protects National Parks and Supports Park Rangers Sep 2019 Senate bill increases funding for the National Park Service by $133 million
• Press Release Administration Points Blame at International Emissions in Attempt to Let U.S. Polluters Off the Hook Sep 2019 While the administration attempts to point a finger at international emissions to let domestic polluters off the hook, the EPA model also shows that pollution continues to harm park and wilderness air quality.
• Policy Update Position on Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2020 Sep 2019 NPCA submitted the following statement to members of the Senate Committee on Appropriations ahead of a markup scheduled for September 26, 2019.
• Blog Post Exploring 70 Centuries of Mining History Sep 2019 | By Jennifer Errick The earliest known metalworking in North America began some 7,000 years ago, when Native Americans mined copper in hand-dug pits on an isolated peninsula in the Midwest. Remains of this massive deposit and the booming industry that grew around it are now part of a national historical park.
• Blog Post A Terrible Season for Parks: The Administration’s 10 Worst Actions This Summer Sep 2019 | By Ani Kame’enui Summer is usually a time to celebrate our national parks, but the last three months have brought terrible threats to some of our nation’s most special and significant places.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 925, H.R. 1487, H.R. 1492, H.R. 3115 & H.R. 3541 Sep 2019 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House Natural Resources Committee ahead of a markup scheduled for September 25, 2019.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 2748, H.R. 2918 & H.R. 4348 Sep 2019 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife ahead of a hearing scheduled for September 24, 2019.
• Press Release Trump Administration Silences National Park Service, Hindering Ability to Provide Expertise Sep 2019 This basic disregard for the Park Service’s mission could have major implications for all our national parks and public lands for years to come.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 3458 & H.R. 3879 Sep 2019 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands ahead of a hearing scheduled for September 19, 2019.
• Policy Update The Undoing Of Our Public Lands and National Parks Sep 2019 President Trump and the officials he has appointed have systematically undermined, degraded and outright attacked the laws that protect our public lands, the agencies that manage them and the irreplaceable resources these places safeguard for the American people. 
• Press Release Trump Administration Repeals Clean Water Rule, Threatening National Park Waterways and Drinking Water for Communities Across the Country Sep 2019 Today’s reckless move by the administration erases years of significant improvements to the protection of our nation’s waterways.
• Press Release Leasing Our Legacy: Lands Near Hovenweep National Monument Sold to Oil and Gas Bidders Sep 2019 In its latest step towards 'energy dominance' at the sacrifice of national parks and other public lands, the Trump Administration advanced more than 30,000 acres of oil and gas leases in Southeast Utah today.
• Press Release House Takes Stand to Protect National Parks and Coastal Communities from Offshore Drilling Sep 2019 Today, members of the U.S. House of Representatives showed their commitment to defending America’s public lands and waters.
• Policy Update Position on BLM Reorganization & Relocation Sep 2019 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations ahead of a hearing scheduled for September 10, 2019.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 205 and H.R. 1941 Sep 2019 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House of Representatives before a floor vote on September 11th.
• Press Release Government Accountability Office Finds Secretary Bernhardt Violated Federal Law Sep 2019 Today, the Government Accountability Office found that the Interior Department illegally used funds to keep national parks open during the recent government shutdown.   
• Blog Post 8 National Park Sites That Tell the Story of Immigration Sep 2019 | By Nicolas Brulliard From Castle Clinton National Monument to Golden Gate National Recreation Area, national park sites explore the stark contrasts of the immigrant experience.
• Press Release National Trail and Conservation Groups Blast New DOI E-Bike Order Aug 2019 Groups Fear Order Paves Way for Motorization of America’s National Trails, Parks and Public Lands
• Press Release Trump Administration Rolls Back Methane Rules, Provides More Loopholes for Oil and Gas Industry to Pollute National Parks and Communities Aug 2019 Rolling back the regulations to allow more air pollution increases harm to public health and the health of national parks.  
• Blog Post Wolves on the Rise at Isle Royale Aug 2019 | By Christine R. Goepfert Researchers study the effects of 12 new wolves on this remote island park.

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